Groundhog Day Craft (Free Template) - Crafting Jeannie (2024)

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How to make a puppet of a groundhog? ›

Create the groundhog's face using the construction paper and googly eyes. Add a mouth and some teeth with markers or crayons. Attach the groundhog's face to the craft stick by taping it to the back. And finally push the craft stick through the hole from the top of the cup to finish your groundhog stick puppet!

(CBS) -- Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024, meaning an early spring is on the way. Like most Feb. 2s in the past 137 years, crowds gathered at Gobbler's Knob to hear Punxsutawney Phil make his prediction.

Why is he named Phil? Punxsutawney Phil's full name, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, is “Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators and Weather Profit Extraordinary," with Phil coming from King Philip. Prior to that, he was called the Br'er Groundhog.

Cut a figure or puppet out of the cardstock. Tape a wooden skewer or popsicle stick to the cardstock puppet. Cast a shadow of the puppet onto the wall. Decorate your cardstock puppet with stickers or markers.

Lifespan: In the wild, groundhogs can live up to six years with two or three being average. In captivity, groundhogs reportedly live up to 14 years. Breeding: Groundhogs tend to be solitary except in the spring when a litter of four to six young are born.

Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year.

Records kept by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club show Phil has predicted 108 continued winters and only 21 early springs as of 2024. According to the Stormfax Almanac, that works out to a 39% accuracy rate for Phil. In the near term, the groundhog's accuracy rate is slightly worse.

Although the famous groundhog has inspired many imitators across the U.S., there's only one true Punxsutawney Phil. This special rodent is cared for by members of the Inner Circle, recognizable by their top hats and tuxedos.

The weather-predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil and his partner Phyllis have sprung a surprise nobody saw coming: welcoming two baby groundhogs into the world.

The first mention Yoder has found of groundhogs predicting the weather on February 2 is in a diary entry for that day in 1840, written by a Welsh-American storekeeper in Pennsylvania: Today the Germans say the groundhog comes out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he returns in and remains there 40 days.

Can you make a pet out of a groundhog? ›

Despite being cute, groundhogs do not make good pets.

Noel Falk, the “Plant Doctor” had recommended using “Double Bubble” brand bubble gum to eliminate groundhogs. Supposedly groundhogs love this particular brand of bubble gum, but once they eat it, it gums up their insides and ultimately kills them.

Groundhog holes may be located near trees, walls or fences. Each burrow opening is between 10 to 12 inches in diameter and is generally marked by a crescent-shaped mound of dirt. Young groundhogs may produce additional holes for practice, which can be smaller in diameter.

Groundhogs regard dogs and cats as predators, so if you sprinkle dog urine or used cat litter around groundhog burrows, they'll leave the area immediately. It's icky but effective.